Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Interacts with White Matter Hyperintensities to Influence Processing Speed and Hippocampal Volume in Older Adults.

Autor:	Brenner EK; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA., Weigand AJ; San Diego State University/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA., Edwards L; San Diego State University/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA., Thomas KR; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA., Edmonds EC; Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA., Bondi MW; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA., Bangen KJ; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.; Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD [J Alzheimers Dis] 2023; Vol. 93 (1), pp. 141-149.
DOI:	10.3233/JAD-221178
Abstrakt:	Background: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that plays an important role in regulating synaptic activity and plasticity. Objective: Given that type-2 diabetes (T2DM) increases the risk of cognitive decline, and studies have suggested lower BDNF levels may be a risk factor of diabetic neurovascular complications, we sought to investigate total white matter hyperintensities (WMH) as a moderator of the effect of BDNF on hippocampal volume and cognition. Methods: Older adults without dementia from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (N = 454 including 49 with T2DM and 405 without diabetes) underwent neuropsychological evaluation, magnetic resonance imaging to quantify hippocampal and WMH volumes, and blood draw to assess BDNF. Results: Adjusting for age, sex, and APOE ɛ4 carrier status, there was a significant interaction between total WMH and BDNF on bilateral hippocampal volume in the non-T2DM group (t = 2.63, p = 0.009). Examination of main effect models with a dichotomous high/low BNDF group revealed a significant main effect for low BDNF (t = -4.98, p < 0.001), such that as WMH increased, bilateral hippocampal volume decreased. There was also a significant interaction between total WMH and BDNF on processing speed in the non-T2DM group (t = 2.91, p = 0.004). There was a significant main effect for low BDNF (t = -3.55, p < 0.001) such that as WMH increased, processing speed decreased. The interactions were not significant in the T2DM group. Conclusion: These results further elucidate the protective role that BDNF plays on cognition, as well as the cognitive effects of WMH.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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